Many marine surveyors were quite busy, given the strong market for used boats.  I did some research on surveyors in the Long Island area (where the boat was currently located) and found a recommended surveyor who also partnered with a certified Mercruiser mechanic.  This arrangement would give me both a vessel and an engine inspection at the same time.

The survey was October 18, 2021 . . . a sunny day, but quite windy.  The broker had arranged for a ‘captain’ to pilot the boat for the sea trial.  All together there were 5 of us on the sea trial  . . . me, broker, captain, surveyor, Merc mechanic.

Here are a few photos of the day, starting with the inspection at the slip, the sea trial, and then the out of water inspection.

Overall things went well . . . There were a few minor issues, which the seller agreed to fix.  The sea trial was fine.  There was a stiff chop from the wind, but you could barely feel it, with the boat being quite heavy.  The engine compression and WOT RPM checked out.  The bottom of the boat and running gear were fairly dirty, so top speed was only 40 mph.  The GPS history had recorded the maximum speed as 47 mph. . . not quite as fast as the Formula 330, but certainly fast enough.

Now it was a matter of having the few items fixed and arranging transport from Long Island to my home port on Cape Cod, a distance of about 200 miles.